[megan]

Just saw a LTZ Avalanche and a LT Avalanche at local dealer. About the only difference outside was the wheels. The LT's 17 in. wheels did not look much smaller than the LTZ's. Personally, I would just buy a set of bigger tires to give the LT a beefier look. The LTZ is nice, but give me a LT with cloth bucket seats and sunroof for about $37,500 and I will buy bigger tires. Not everyone wants to spend $47,000 on a TRUCK. I don't like leather, don't need navigation and can't see paying 8-10 thousand more for the same truck.
Maybe if I hit the lottery or inherit a few million I will buy a LTZ, but the LTZ is just a poor mans Escalade. The LT or LS are fine for the majority of truck buyers. The LT 1 1s $700 more than a LS. The LT 2 package is $2600 more than a LS, so the difference in price is not that much and the LT 2 includes power leather buckets, power pedals and rear ultrasonic parking assist among other things.